Long term data from testing suggests that kids are less creative than they used to be. Here is an article discussing the trend, with tips of how to address it: http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshlinkner/2014/10/16/how-kids-lose-their-creativity-as-they-age-and-how-to-prevent-it/
Read More »Why Kids sext
October 16, 2014 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
An article exploring this trend among teens, and an interview with the author http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/11/why-kids-sext/380798/?single_page=true http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/10/15/356393531/why-kids-sext-describes-nude-photos-as-social-currency-among-teens?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=nprscience
Read More »On video games
October 15, 2014 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
There’s mounting data that specially-designed video games (known as “serious games”) can increase knowledge and change behavior in youth for the better. In particular, they can have a positive influence on the way kids think and act about their health. http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/10/15/video-games-could-make-kids-better-healthier-people/
Read More »On family meals
October 15, 2014 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Family meals offer an opportunity to model healthy eating habits, but for some families it can be difficult or even impossible to coordinate healthy meals that everyone can eat, and have them all sit down at the same time: http://www.medicaldaily.com/family-meals-encourage-kids-eat-healthier-through-modeled-behavior-food-choices-306985
Read More »Why are some teenagers so dead set on doing things their own way?
October 15, 2014 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Some teens start out defying early, some develop their insolence later, and others never seem to need to rebel. Teens often desire a sense of autonomy and control. If it is not given to them, then they may seek to usurp it by defiance. Many teens see their parents’ rules as robbing them of autonomy […]
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